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Sri Lanka: Tigers of Tamil attack diplomats

Batticaloa , Sri Lanka - Ambassadors of Italy, Germany and USA slightly injured

Another mortar attack by LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) in Sri Lanka, at the airport of Batticaloa, in the Middle-East of the isle. The Tigers have damaged two helicopters while they were landing, according to the declarations that the police chief Percy Perera, leader in the national security, released from Colombo during a phone call with Misna press agency. The two aircraft seated the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 74520
Rome, Italy, 02/27/2007 15:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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